LPA, shear line to bring rain over Palawan, Bicol and Eastern Visayas

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) located west of the country will bring rain showers over Palawan, as well as the shear line in Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas on Thursday, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“Maulap at may mga pag-ulan sa Palawan area maging sa Kalayaan area dulot ng LPA, samantalang sa Bicol Region, ‘yung shear line magdudulot ng pag-ulan,” said Pagasa weather specialist Ariel Rojas.

(Cloudy and rainy skies will prevail in the Palawan area and the Kalayaan area due to the LPA, while the shear line will cause rain in the Bicol region.)

This LPA was last spotted 115 km west of Puerto Princesa City as of 3:00 p.m. and is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday.

“Sa ibang bahagi ng Luzon kasama na ang Metro Manila at ibang bahagi ng Mimaropa ay patuloy na naapektuhan ng Amihan, bahagyang malamig sa umaga at mainit sa dakong tanghali at hapon,” he added.

(In other parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila and other parts of Mimaropa, rain continues to fall in the morning. The afternoon and evening will be hot.)

The shear line will also prevail over the Eastern Visayas, according to Rojas.

Meanwhile, hotter and more humid weather is expected in the rest of the Visayas and the entire Mindanao, but thunderstorms are still likely to occur during the afternoon and evening.

An LPA was also spotted on Wednesday morning and was last located 705 km east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.

The forecast temperature range in key cities/areas according to Pagasa for Thursday:

Metro Manila: 23 to 34 degrees Celsius

Baguio City: 15 to 25 degrees Celsius

Laoag City:  21 to 34 degrees Celsius

Tuguegarao: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius

Legazpi City: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius

Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius

Tagaytay: 21 to 30 degrees Celsius

Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 23 degrees Celsius

Iloilo City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Cebu: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Tacloban City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius

Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

Davao City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

No gale warning is raised but moderate to rough sea conditions are expected to prevail in the majority of the country’s coasts.